Step 6Paint the wing in a separate window, starting with a black wing shape drawn with the Brush tool set to 100 per cent Opacity/100 per cent Flow and then draw the feathers in with the brush tool in white. When finished, Copy > Paste into the character art document and merge into the character art layer with Layer > Merge Layers.

Step 7Cut out the character art with the Lasso tool and Copy > Paste it into the original document onto a separate layer. Select the bottom of the art and Copy > Paste it onto a new layer, using Filter > Pixelate > Mosaic to break it into squares. Set the layer to Multiply so it sits on top of the original character art. On a new layer add further squares using the Rectangle tool and spread out to create the dissolving effect.

Step 8Finally, add the floral flair to the bottom of the character art on a separate layer. Paint it freehand with the Brush tool set to 100 per cent Opacity/100 per cent Flow and use the Circle Selection tool to get crisp edges on the curves. Use the Circle Selection tool like masking tape: make the selection in a curve and use the brush tool to create a neat curved line inside the selection.